Gastrobus Thurlestone Beach

Stunning beach which is very accessible from the carpark. The parking is free to National Trust members or £6 to folks who are not. That seems to be the standard for most beaches. There are toilet facilities and the cafe is decent. The beach and water were very clean, which correlated to the surfers against sewage app (fully recommend that folk get the app it's free and is brilliant). Dogs, with responsible owners were allowed on the beach.

Beautiful beach with a long stretch of sand, or rocky area to scramble along. Car park is large with an overflow and is nearby, there's toilets (if open), cafe and kayak/paddle board hire (summer 2021). Great place to bring your own kayak, too. Low tide reavels a vast and fascinating rock pool, and Thurlestone rock itself is amazing up close if you're brave enough to wade out to it at low tide, or you can swim through, or paddle through it on a boat/board at high tide. But beware the tide, and water levels change quick here - Be careful not to get stranded in the rock pool if you're not dressed for swimming!

Beautiful Natural beach and waters. The water is clear and full of wildlife. We paddle boarded around and around looking at the kelp and sea grass. Stunning! There's places to eat and a nice size National trust car park where your greated with a smile. The beach has some sand but is mainly a really fine sort of shingle which if disabled you might struggle a bit to get up and down like my wife did and it clings to everything (it's a beach so that's what you get) if using a trolley the balloon type tires reccomended for sure! There is 2 roads down. I took the one which goes through Sutton with I believe the more passing places. But take it easy and please know how to reverse unlike a person we met. So I had to reverse back nearly half a mile to a passing point.... Stunning wild location and definitely worth a visit if the weather's being kind!